Entries tagged "2023 - Israel and Jordan"
May 31, 2023
Jordan and Israel: Final thoughts
Usually when we visit a country ( or two) we tour the sights, learn some history, and enjoy the people and food. Yes, we did all those important
May 29, 2023
Day 19: Tel Aviv, Anu Museum, farewell dinner
Most of what we did in Tel Aviv was in the Jaffa area because major attractions and shops were closed, so it was a somewhat low-key end to our trip.
May 28, 2023
Day 18: Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Ilana Goor Museum
Well, it is Shavuot, a “ high” holiday here so most things are closed. Not very good planning on OAT’s part since tomorrow is Shabbat and ditto!
May 27, 2023
Day 17: Mount of Olives, Yad Vashem, and travel to Tel Aviv (long)
A day we looked forward to, and also dreaded. Emotions ran high, but first much patience was needed. The bus this morning brought us to another holy
May 26, 2023
Day 16: Masada and the Dead Sea
Within just a few minutes after leaving Jerusalem, you are really in the desert. Our destination today is 1411 feet below sea level, the absolutely
May 25, 2023
Day 15: Chagall windows at Hadassah Hospital, then to Bethlehem
Although not on the original itinerary, Ibrahim arranged for us to tour the famous Chagall windows. This was a fabulous opportunity as we would not
May 24, 2023
Day 14: Pantry Packers, Machane Yehuda (market), more friends of friends, home-Hosted Dinner
After a more relaxed breakfast, we headed to the bus for our visit to Pantry Packers which is part of Colel Chabad ,an ultra-orthodox Jewish charity
May 23, 2023
Day 13: Jerusalem - The Old City (very long)
Finally, it was Sunday, with everything open again, we left very early as we had an early registration at the tunnels and Ibrahim wanted to take us
May 22, 2023
Day 12: “A Day in the Life”, Israel Museum
O.A.T. (Overseas Adventure Travel) sponsors a program called a Day in the Life. It gives an overview of the home life and the surrounding area of a
May 21, 2023
Day 11: Traveling to Jerusalem through Christian Holy Sites, Shabbat dinner with friends
Our first stop after leaving the Golan Heights and our “basketed” breakfast was to go down, down, down to the Sea of Galilee. This morning was a
May 20, 2023
Day 10: Golan Heights - Off Road Jeep Excursion and more
Today turned out to be a remarkable day. We set out from our cabins at Kibbutz Kfar Haruv to another kibbutz located 37 miles further north in the
May 19, 2023
Day 9: Elijah, Nazareth, knafee, Sea of Galilee, the Golan Heights (long)
Today we said goodbye to Haifa and drove out of the city to a major biblical site in the town of Muhruqa in the Carmelite Mountains. Here, the
May 18, 2023
Day 8: Akko and Rosh HaNikra
Another UNESCO World Heritage site visited today, the crusader city of Akko. It is spelled three different ways ( including Acre). Ibrahim is a deep
May 17, 2023
Day 7: Caesarea National Park, best falafel in Wadi Nisnas, Baha’i Gardens
Today’s overview of Haifa took us first to Caesarea National Park, a major Roman ruin area on the coast between Tel Aviv and Haifa that is still
May 16, 2023
Day 6: Goodbye Jordan, Hello Israel
Another 7 AM departure, and time to say goodbye to the amazing city of Petra — and to Jordan. Traveling through the other side of the Al Sharah
May 15, 2023
Day 5: Petra!!
Petra is considered to be one of the new seven wonders of the world, and we eagerly anticipated coming here. To put it simply, it is something that
May 14, 2023
Day 4: Travel to Petra via Mt. Nebo and Madaba
It is approximately 143 miles from Amman to Petra and we travelled down the Desert Highway, one of three main north/ south highways in Jordan. As
May 13, 2023
Day 3: Jerash, Ajloun Castle, and a home hosted dinner
Thursday, Day 3. Jerash and Ajloun Castle, home hosted dinner The day started early with an hour long trip north to Jerash, an ancient 6500 year old
May 12, 2023
Day 2: Discovering Amman
We started getting a feel for the Jordanian culture on our morning bus tour around the capital city of Amman. It is home to more than 4 million of
May 9, 2023
Days 0 and 1 - Amman: Travel and Arrival
Sunday into Monday was a travel day- a very long one. We were happily surprised that it went pretty easily. A couple of blips: first, a major NY
May 7, 2023
Trip Prelude: NYC -“Leopoldstadt” and MOMA
We started our 24 hour NewYork visit with a pre-dawn departure to Newark with- wait for it- everything travel perfect! Spent about three hours at
May 6, 2023
Israel-Jordan Itinerary - 2023
Date Location Activity Hotel Sun, May 7-Mon, May 8 NY->Amman Fly from JFK to Amman, Jordan Grand Hyatt Amman Tue, May 9 Amman Explore on our